Mary Evelina Kindon, Real Enjoyment

Mary Evelina Kindon, Real EnjoymentThis heartwarming late 19th century watercolour by British artist Mary Evelina Kindon (1849 1919) depicts three old friends nattering within a cottage interior. Kindon had a knack for capturing the most natural everyday moments with expert handling and exquisite colouring. She was a keen observer of life and painted ordinary families within regular Victorian homes. The character here is astonishing and she somehow draws us into the extent that we know

Marguerite

Overall size: 30” x 40½” / 77cm x 103cm

13⅔” x 17¼” / 35cm x 44cm

The press remarked “the works of this talented artist are so well known that it would be superfluous to attempt a description of any

the window at Tregear's was such a feast for the eyes that a young lad was nearly killed while gawping through the glass - a passing wagon severed his arm

the King ordered that children should be sacrificed instead based upon a grim lottery

This charming piece is one of a pair - with both previously being sold through Christie’s

Gaskell was a painter and print-maker that hailed from Shiply in Yorkshire

while learning the family craft

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 30½” x 26” / 77cm x 66cmYear of creation: 1919Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed on reverse

Artist’s auction maximum: £15

settling among patrons with an appreciation of his work